Thread: Stupid UK Tax on E-books
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Old 10-01-2011, 04:04 PM   #5
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
I don't believe this is correct. If you buy an ebook from Amazon and look at the invoice for it you'll see that you've been charged the UK VAT rate of 20%, not the lower Luxembourg rate.
This is what it says when you set your ebook price on Amazon:

"The list price you provide is VAT-EXCLUSIVE. The VAT we will add for sales to customers in EU countries from amazon.co.uk and amazon.de will be 15%. VAT rates, where applicable, vary for other countries."

I have mine set at £1.73, which gives a total price on Amazon UK of £1.99.
15% of £1.73 is (near enough) 26p.
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